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Racing wheels and accessories for rallyMon, 17 Dec 2018 15:29:30 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.1EVO Corse takes over the Arcasting racing linehttps://www.evocorse.com/evo-corse-takes-over-the-arcasting-racing-line/
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:19:13 +0000http://www.evocorse.com/?p=10596The two companies of Treviso, Italy have signed an important commercial agreement for the distribution of the motorsport alloy wheels. An important change has come for EVO Corse and Arcasting: the two Venetian companies, specialized in the manufacturing and sale of alloy wheels, have signed a technical and commercial agreement for the production and management of the race line of Arcasting wheels. EVO Corse, which for over 15 years has been a leader in the design and manufacturing of race ...

]]>The two companies of Treviso, Italy have signed an important commercial agreement for the distribution of the motorsport alloy wheels.

An important change has come for EVO Corse and Arcasting: the two Venetian companies, specialized in the manufacturing and sale of alloy wheels, have signed a technical and commercial agreement for the production and management of the race line of Arcasting wheels.

EVO Corse, which for over 15 years has been a leader in the design and manufacturing of race wheels and accessories, will exclusively manage the motorsport models – which will keep the Arcasting brand – handling the phases of production, storage and distribution, and relying on its warehouses and on the international network of dealers.

“The new Arcasting models will be included in our sales catalogs and will be managed directly by our technical and production resources,” reports Eng. Luca Meneghetti, CEO of EVO Corse. “This will allow us to expand the commercial offer and increase the production volume, with the aim to reduce the industrial costs and improve the customer service. The coexistence of the two lines will make it possible to diversify the business and maintain two distinct and recognizable brand identities.”

“The agreement will allow us to focus exclusively on the production of road wheels without penalizing the motorsport customers who have trusted us and have invested in us so far,” says Eng. Nadir Giacometti, managing director of Arcasting. “The management of EVO Corse will guarantee availability in stock, promptness in service and at the same time the safeguard of the brand value.”

The agreement between the two companies will come into force from 1 January 2019.

]]>EVO Corse in Cologne for the Professional MotorSport World Expohttps://www.evocorse.com/evo-corse-in-cologne-for-the-professional-motorsport-world-expo/
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:57:11 +0000http://www.evocorse.com/?p=10575From 07th to 09th we will be present at Koelnmesse for the international event dedicated to motorsport. Cologne calling, EVO Corse answering. We will be heading again to the North East of Germany for the Professional Motorsport World Expo, the important motorsport trade show that from 7th to 9th November will be the place to be for the motorsport world. At booth 5042 Luca Meneghetti and Matteo Bergamin – respectively our CEO and export manager – will offer a coffee to ...

]]>From 07th to 09th we will be present at Koelnmesse for the international event dedicated to motorsport.

Cologne calling, EVO Corse answering. We will be heading again to the North East of Germany for the Professional Motorsport World Expo, the important motorsport trade show that from 7th to 9th November will be the place to be for the motorsport world.

At booth 5042 Luca Meneghetti and Matteo Bergamin – respectively our CEO and export manager – will offer a coffee to all visitors showing them all the racing wheels of the catalogue. The spotlight will be on the two rims specifically designed for circuit racing: the SanremoZero 9×17”, used by many teams at the Nürburgring, and the Sport 10×18”, officially supplied to the brand new Alpine A110 Cup.

Not only wheels, though. Also the race accessories will be on display, such as the one of a kind fast hydraulic jacks for rally and historic cars, and the P-DEF, the revolutionary plates for insulating the brake system.

The Professional Motorsport World Expo 2018 is expected to attract over 7000 international motorsport professionals amongst engineering and technical people, race car builders, team managers and principals, motorsport equipment dealers and distributors.

]]>The Opel Rally Team takes it allhttps://www.evocorse.com/the-opel-rally-team-takes-it-all/
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 07:09:47 +0000http://www.evocorse.com/?p=10561Tom Kristensson wins the Rally Latvia in ADAM R2 and is Vice European Champion. Champion Mārtiņš Sesks completes the Opel double triumph at his home game. At the Rallye Liepāja, the season-finale of the European Junior Rally Championship, 27-year-old Swede Tom Kristensson and 19-year-old local hero Mārtiņš Sesks celebrated in the ADAC R2 Opel Rally of the ADAC Junior teams a sovereign double victory. After Sesks had previously clinched the fourth European title, Kristensson cemented the victory and the Vice ...

]]>Tom Kristensson wins the Rally Latvia in ADAM R2 and is Vice European Champion. Champion Mārtiņš Sesks completes the Opel double triumph at his home game.

At the Rallye Liepāja, the season-finale of the European Junior Rally Championship, 27-year-old Swede Tom Kristensson and 19-year-old local hero Mārtiņš Sesks celebrated in the ADAC R2 Opel Rally of the ADAC Junior teams a sovereign double victory. After Sesks had previously clinched the fourth European title, Kristensson cemented the victory and the Vice European Champion title in the competition.

Kristensson delivered an outstanding performance on the ultra-fast gravel roads on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Last year’s champion of the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup and his co-driver, Henrik Appelskog won ten out of twelve spectacular special stages over a total of around 200 kilometers, winning both stage scores and honoring the maximum of 39 points possible in an ERC race.

“It was a perfect rally,” stated Kristensson. “A fantastic race car, a great team, fantastic gravel special stages and in addition awesome weather – a rally cannot be more beautiful. Henrik and I had a good feeling from the beginning in our ADAM R2. The first best times came without us having to take excessive risks. And when things go so well, you have to be careful not to fall out of this rhythm. And we did that well, also because we did not have the slightest problem on both days.”

European Champion Sesks and co-driver Renārs Francis underscored the strength of the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team by winning the other two special stages and driving their Adam R2 to the second place. It was the fifth podium finish in the sixth season event. “After the two mishaps in Poland, I initially struggled to regain confidence in the cockpit,” said Sesks. “Over time, we got better and better and were able to race two fastest times. Congratulations to Tom, who was very strong on the way here. For me, it is a great emotion to celebrate the biggest success of my career so far around my hometown in front of so many fans, friends and partners.”

With a convincing performance in Latvia, the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team has closed in the best way possible its fourth full season in the European Rally Championship, sealing the fourth title in a row. “This impressive record reflects the enormous potential of the ADAM R2 as well as that of our two riders and the entire team. Only when a highly qualified and top-motivated team pulls together with passion, ambition and joy, a success becomes possible. My compliments and thanks go to all those who contributed,” said Opel Motorsport Director Jörg Schrott.

]]>EVO Corse on top of the Jordan Bajahttps://www.evocorse.com/evo-corse-on-top-of-the-jordan-baja/
Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:04:51 +0000http://www.evocorse.com/?p=10503Saudi Al-Dossari wins the first edition of the Middle-East rally raid driving a Nissan Navara with DakarCorse wheels. Saudi Arabian driver Essa Al-Dossari and Emirati navigator Ali Hassan Obaid were the winners of the inaugual Jordan Baja and cruised through the final day in the magnificent desert surroundings of Wadi Rum to secure victory with a margin of over 45 minutes. The ED Racing Nissan Navara driver won every desert selective stage after missing the victory in the super special, ...

]]>Saudi Al-Dossari wins the first edition of the Middle-East rally raid driving a Nissan Navara with DakarCorse wheels.

Saudi Arabian driver Essa Al-Dossari and Emirati navigator Ali Hassan Obaid were the winners of the inaugual Jordan Baja and cruised through the final day in the magnificent desert surroundings of Wadi Rum to secure victory with a margin of over 45 minutes.

The ED Racing Nissan Navara driver won every desert selective stage after missing the victory in the super special, won by Saleh Al-Saif. The winning driver said: “Everything went smooth and I am really happy. I took it so easy on the last stage. I was slower than Saturday by just four minutes. The stages are nice, but very fast and you need a lot of speed here.”

Saudi rivals Fares Al-Moshana and Motab Al-Shammeri confirmed an all-Nissan and and all-Saudi podium with second and third places in their Patrols. Khalid Al-Hamzani was fourth and Ahmad Al-Malki broke the Nissan strangehold on the leading positions with fifth overall in an Isuzu D-Max.

The Deaf Rally Team Saudi Arabia’s Fahad Al-Abdallatif confirmed victory in the T2 category, finishing sixth overall. Hand signals were used by navigator Ziyad Al-Harbi to achieve an excellent result for the determined driver.

After the race in Jordan, the spotlight moves to Morocco for the Rallye du Maroc, the tenth round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, scheduled from 3 to 9 October.

]]>Overdrive Racing claims another podium in the World Cuphttps://www.evocorse.com/overdrive-racing-claims-another-podium-in-the-world-cup/
Tue, 04 Sep 2018 14:16:48 +0000http://www.evocorse.com/?p=10484Russian veteran Vladimir Vasilyev finishes third overall at the Baja Poland, keeping the second position in the general standings. Russian driver Vladimir Vasilyev and navigator Konstantin Zhiltsov of Overdrive Racing earned a podium finish in Columna Medica Baja Poland, round nine of the 2018 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, and managed to keep their title hopes alive on Sunday. Vasilyev began the three-day Szczecin-based event trailing Poland’s Jakub Przygonski by 57 points in his G-Energy Toyota Hilux with DakarCorse ...

]]>Russian veteran Vladimir Vasilyev finishes third overall at the Baja Poland, keeping the second position in the general standings.

Russian driver Vladimir Vasilyev and navigator Konstantin Zhiltsov of Overdrive Racing earned a podium finish in Columna Medica Baja Poland, round nine of the 2018 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, and managed to keep their title hopes alive on Sunday.

Vasilyev began the three-day Szczecin-based event trailing Poland’s Jakub Przygonski by 57 points in his G-Energy Toyota Hilux with DakarCorse rims. The Russian now finds himself 71 points behind the former enduro rider with a maximum 90 available to the winner of the last two rounds of the series in Morocco and Portugal.

Przygonski managed to claim maximum points by winning his home event from Polish veteran Krzysztof Holowczyc. Vasilyev passed Czech driver Martin Prokop on the final morning and moved up from fourth to third overall, a position he held to the finish.

Action in the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies resumes from 3 to 9 October with the Rally of Morocco, an event that will also be an important test for the Dakar 2019.

]]>The Opel Rallye Junior Team runs towards the European Titlehttps://www.evocorse.com/the-opel-rallye-junior-team-runs-towards-the-european-title/
Tue, 28 Aug 2018 06:45:21 +0000http://www.evocorse.com/?p=10475The young Latvian Mārtiņš Sesks won the Barum Czech Rally Zlín, extending his leadership in the general standings of the FIA ERC Junior U27. The ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team has taken an important step in the battle for the fourth consecutive title in the Rally Junior European Championship (FIA ERC Junior U27). Four weeks after his first victory in Rome, the 18-year-old Latvian Mārtiņš Sesks in the Opel ADAM R2 won also the Barum Czech Rally Zlín in the ...

]]>The young Latvian Mārtiņš Sesks won the Barum Czech Rally Zlín, extending his leadership in the general standings of the FIA ERC Junior U27.

The ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team has taken an important step in the battle for the fourth consecutive title in the Rally Junior European Championship (FIA ERC Junior U27). Four weeks after his first victory in Rome, the 18-year-old Latvian Mārtiņš Sesks in the Opel ADAM R2 won also the Barum Czech Rally Zlín in the Czech Republic. Sesks has, thus, put 59 points between him and his closest rival in the overall standings, his teammate Tom Kristensson from Sweden, who ranked third in Zlín, giving the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team the lead in the team ranking, too.

In adverse conditions, with varying degrees of rain and extremely treacherous asphalt slopes, both the drivers had to hold their nerves. From the beginning, Sesks and Kristensson fought hard with the strong Austrian driver Simon Wagner on Peugeot 208. After winning the first stage classification on Saturday night, Sesks did not take further risks on the final day and ultimately brought a lead of 17.3 seconds over Wagner to the finish line. “I am overjoyed,” beamed the Baltic leader, once more relying on the notes of his co-driver Renārs Francis. “The ultimate goal was to bring our ADAM R2 to the finish line. I still have a lot to learn, and I’ve never driven on any of these undergrounds like this. The danger of a slip-up was omnipresent.”

The podium finish of the second Opel ADAM R2 of the ADAC Opel Rallye team was a very important result for Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog. “We are very satisfied,” said the Swede driver. “The conditions were extremely treacherous. Nevertheless, we found a good rhythm right from the beginning and were able to record the fastest time in two special stages. As a result, we made every effort to secure the podium and keep our ADAM R2 on the track. That was by no means all good.” In fact, the withdraw rate at Barum Czech Rally was huge. Exactly 40 of the 124 started rally cars did not make it to the finish line in Zlín.

The two crews of the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team will be back in action from 21 to 23 September at the Rally Poland, fifth and penultimate season event of the FIA ERC Junior U27.

]]>The Opel Adams were protagonists at the Rally Germanyhttps://www.evocorse.com/the-opel-adams-were-protagonists-at-the-rally-germany/
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 09:46:02 +0000http://www.evocorse.com/?p=10465At the race valid for the World Rally Championship, Swede Elias Lundberg celebrated his third seasonal victory in the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup. Elias Lundberg clinched the victory of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland, the German round of the FIA World Rally Championship. After the fourth place in the first race, the Swede gained an important victory in the second one under the eyes of the rally world elite and a total of 226,000 enthusiastic spectators, strengthening his leadership in the ...

]]>At the race valid for the World Rally Championship, Swede Elias Lundberg celebrated his third seasonal victory in the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup.

Elias Lundberg clinched the victory of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland, the German round of the FIA World Rally Championship. After the fourth place in the first race, the Swede gained an important victory in the second one under the eyes of the rally world elite and a total of 226,000 enthusiastic spectators, strengthening his leadership in the general standings of the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup, the branded trophy dedicated to the Opel Adams, officially supplied with SanremoCorse wheels.

“I’m really happy with the success, which has given me an advantage of 67 points in the standings. Nonetheless, I’m really sorry for my direct rivals, who had an accident and were forced to retirement. I would have liked to fight for victory with them until the very end. But that’s just how rallying is, and we can still catch it. That’s why we’ll keep focused and try to drive the title home.”

The ADAC Opel Rallye Cup, which takes place as part of the German Rally Championship and the German round of the FIA WRC, is a competition reserved to young drivers up to the age of 27, with the aim to discover the best European talents. Every year, the winner of the Cup has the possibility to drive an official Opel ADAM R2 in the FIA European Junior Championship of the following season, living the dream to get to the top of Europe.

The seventh and penultimate race of the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup 2018 will take place on 28 and 29 September at the ADMV Rally Erzgebirge around Stollberg.

]]>At Atlas Copco 400, the young talent caught his first success ever in a cross-country rally. Former Dakar winner Giniel De Villers was forced to retire.

The Atlas Copco 400, round 4 of the 2018 South African Cross-Country Series (SACCS) will be one that Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Henk Lategan and navigator Barry White won’t forget. The pair drove their Class FIA Toyota Hilux to a maiden overall victory, flying the flag for Toyota Gazoo Racing SA as teammates Giniel de Villiers and Dennis Murphy were forced to retire just 70 km from the finish.

“We took advantage of the work made by the pacers, as they were opening the road, then we got past them, and things got interesting,” said an ecstatic Lategan after the podium ceremony. “Finding the route proved extremely tricky in places, and we wrong-slotted more than once. Even so, we did enough to secure our first victory and I’m overjoyed.”

Veterans Giniel De Villiers and Danny Murphy were forced to retire from the race with a malfunctioning belt tensioner. This was De Villiers’ first DNF for the year, and the pair still top the championship standings with two rounds to go, despite not scoring points in Bronkhorstspruit.

“Our weekend got off to a rocky start, with a puncture just 6 km into the qualifying race,” explained De Villiers after the event. “This pushed us down to seventh place on the starting grid, which meant that we had to deal with a lot of dust during the main race.”

The next stop for the SACCS is the Harrismith 400, hosted by the Free State town of the same name. The event is set to take place on 14 and 15 September.

]]>Vasilyev gets his first victory in Baja Aragónhttps://www.evocorse.com/vasilyev-gets-his-first-victory-in-baja-aragon/
Tue, 24 Jul 2018 06:31:02 +0000http://www.evocorse.com/?p=10378In Spain, the Russian makes a regular race to claim the first place on a Toyota Hilux Overdrive with DakarCorse rims. Vladimir Vasilyev and Konstantin Zhiltsov on Toyota Hilux won the 35th edition of Baja Aragón in front of Jakub Przygonski (Mini JCW Rally), and Martin Prokop (Ford Raptor. As a consequence, the Russian and the Czech duo switched places in the World Cup standings again, with Vasilyev climbing to second place and Prokop being third. It was an odd ...

]]>In Spain, the Russian makes a regular race to claim the first place on a Toyota Hilux Overdrive with DakarCorse rims.

Vladimir Vasilyev and Konstantin Zhiltsov on Toyota Hilux won the 35th edition of Baja Aragón in front of Jakub Przygonski (Mini JCW Rally), and Martin Prokop (Ford Raptor. As a consequence, the Russian and the Czech duo switched places in the World Cup standings again, with Vasilyev climbing to second place and Prokop being third.

It was an odd race, decided by punctures. “Who’s got fewer punctures, wins the race” could be the motto of the 35th edition of Baja Aragón that was a real challenge for even the most experienced crews. Despite a puncture on the opening stage, Czech Martin Prokop was the race leader at the end of Saturday, with Vasilyev behind him, and Pole Przygonski fourth, due to a puncture too.

On Sunday Prokop had to face a further flat tire and was relegated to the third position with Vasilyev taking advantage of it and clinching the victory. World Cup’s leader Przygonski gained the second place and Prokop managed to keep the position on the third step of the podium.

Overdrive Racing’s CEO Jean-Marc Fortin was satisfied after the race: “It was a tough and demanding rally. Vladimir did a great job to take the win. It was a case today of not risking too much and surviving the stage and also trying to get a good result. There was a big storm and it was muddy and the conditions were not easy. But he managed to take the win.”

The FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies will be back in Hungary on August 10-12 with the Hungarian Baja.

]]>Plenty of Emotions at the Alpine Elf Europa Cuphttps://www.evocorse.com/plenty-of-emotions-at-the-alpine-elf-europa-cup/
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 07:41:48 +0000http://www.evocorse.com/?p=10328The Alpine A110 cars with Sport 18 rims put on a spectacular show at Dijon with two races chalk-full of overtakes. Three weeks after the Nürburgring round, the 26 Alpine Elf Europa Cup drivers were back in action on the high-speed and undulating Dijon-Prenois circuit. During this National Holiday weekend, Pierre Sancinéna (CMR) took his fourth win of the season to add to his lead in the general classification before heading into the summer break, while Marc Guillot (Milan Compétition) ...

]]>The Alpine A110 cars with Sport 18 rims put on a spectacular show at Dijon with two races chalk-full of overtakes.

Three weeks after the Nürburgring round, the 26 Alpine Elf Europa Cup drivers were back in action on the high-speed and undulating Dijon-Prenois circuit. During this National Holiday weekend, Pierre Sancinéna (CMR) took his fourth win of the season to add to his lead in the general classification before heading into the summer break, while Marc Guillot (Milan Compétition) had the thrill of winning at his home circuit.

Yet to be beaten so far this season in qualifying, Pierre Sancinéna claimed his fifth consecutive pole positon. In the race he had no problems and went on for his fourth win of the year ahead of Guillot, Noël, Hurgon, Beltoise and Combot.

In race 2, Nicolas Milan brought Pierre Sancinéna’s run of pole positions to an end. He shared row one with team mate Marc Guillot, while Laurent Hurgon and Sylvain Noël lined up right behind. With a perfect start Guillot took the lead and pulled away from the rest of the field taking advantage of the close fight behind him and secured the victory of the fourth round of the Alpine Elf Europa Cup.

“This victory wasn’t easy to get,” said Pierre Sancinéna. “I knew that I had to attack very hard in the opening laps to make the difference. The car allowed me to employ this strategy, but I could never just relax, because the others were not far behind.”

“It is always great to win at your home track, in front of family and friends,” stated Marc Guillot. “I am satisfied with the progress I made in my driving throughout the weekend and this is a fantastic reward for my team. We will try to continue like this.”

The next round of the Alpine Europa Cup is scheduled on 1 and 2 September at Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain.